CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 47,486	$ 63,569
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value		2,486,130	2,851,316
Agency MBS, at fair value		12,188,950	4,364,828
Loans held for investment, at fair value		12,572,581	13,678,263
Accrued interest receivable		123,442	100,789
Other assets		252,582	114,391
Derivatives, at fair value, net		37,468	48,914
Total assets	[1]	27,708,639	21,222,070
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements ($15.8 billion and $8.8 billion, pledged as collateral, respectively)		14,030,465	7,250,452
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($1.0 billion and $1.6 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		159,955	205,780
Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($12.3 billion and $13.3 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		8,455,376	9,388,657
Payable for investments purchased		1,136,157	567,440
Accrued interest payable		110,402	61,888
Dividends payable		95,986	95,365
Accounts payable and other liabilities		16,469	17,191
Derivatives, at fair value, net		0	320
Total liabilities	[1]	24,004,810	17,587,093
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 187,052,398 and 187,809,288 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,871	1,878
Additional paid-in-capital		4,072,093	3,826,691
Accumulated other comprehensive income		626,832	796,902
Cumulative earnings		3,379,489	2,967,852
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		(4,376,748)	(3,958,534)
Total stockholders' equity		3,703,829	3,634,977
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		27,708,639	21,222,070
Preferred Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		58	58
Preferred Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		130	130
Series C Preferred Stock Par Value
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		$ 104	$ 0

[1] The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $13,392,951 and $14,987,464, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $8,652,158 and $9,631,820, respectively. See Note 8 for further discussion.